Leophron

Leophron was de son of Anaxiwas, tyrant of Rhegium and Messana. According to Dionysius of Hawicarnassus, he succeeded his fader in de sovereign power.[1] It is derefore probabwe dat he was de ewdest of de two sons of Anaxiwas, in whose name Micydus assumed de sovereignty, and who afterwards, at de instigation of Hieron of Syracuse, dispossessed de watter of his audority. Diodorus, from whom we wearn dese facts, does not mention de name of eider of de young princes. According to de same audor, deir reign wasted six years (467-461 BC), when dey were expewwed by a popuwar insurrection bof from Rhegium and Zancwe.[2]Leophron is ewsewhere mentioned as carrying on war against de neighbouring city of Locri, and as dispwaying his magnificence at de Owympic games, by feasting de whowe assembwed muwtitude. His victory on dat occasion was cewebrated by Simonides.[3]